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christmas list

#4: Lindt Peanut Butter Truffles (my biggest weakness in life...mmmmm... and what is Christmas without a little chocolate?)

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christmas list

#3: heart ring from Tiffany & Co. (one can dream... )

christmas list cont...

christmas list

#2: Jen Corace 2010 Calendar (MUST have this... Art Star... might have to order it myself...)

dear santa...

christmas list

#1: original notebook like this one from oh joy! (not that I need yet another notebook, but it would look so good sitting on my desk...)

Thanksgiving

I was just watching the Rachel Ray show and her "Thanksgiving on Main Street" episode that took place in Wilmington, Ohio... close to Cincinnati and Dayton where I grew up. It really touched my heart and made me so much more thankful that I'm able to cook Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow for my family and also left me wondering what I can do to help more people. We always give anyways, but there is always more to do. The Fray also came to sing at their big banquet which was very cool!! Today is a quiet day here. I was up until 10pm last night cleaning the house, but now I'm ready for company and we are just waiting for them to arrive.

I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving and that you have things in your life to be thankful for... I know I do!

xo ~ Bethany

with a little luck

I'll be all ready for company tomorrow! I spent all morning grocery shopping and I picked up my organic turkey from the Farmer's Market downtown. Now to clean this house! We spent all yesterday moving furniture from the studio home (in the rain) and I'm exhausted! I'm looking forward to having family in for some needed diversion. And then I get to think about making my Christmas cards. Did you ever see "Under the Tuscan Sun" and the part about ladybugs being lucky? Well, we had a lot of ladybugs around this fall, so I hope it's a sign! Maybe I'll get lucky in some way. Hmmmmm....

silent night

Sitting here, doing bills, thinking about Thanksgiving and looking forward to the end of this move! Most things are packed up and Craig is putting the floor in right now. We may even get the furniture moved tomorrow. I brought my drawing home of the boy riding the tricycle and I think I'm going to put it up. I cried when I saw it here because I realized that I've never hung any of my own artwork in my home before. I don't know why... it has always been something I guess I didn't feel worthy of doing. I know that's silly. I'm thankful for the ability to be able to create drawings like this.

I love listening to Silent Night because I used to sing it to my children when they were babies and I'd rock them to sleep. It's playing on the music station right now.... I'm so sleepy!

the wheel and some animals

(Even though this looks funky, you can click on it and it will enlarge, then print it out and have fun coloring it in! The Triad is indicating the Primary Colors: Red, Yellow and Blue!)

Holiday music is playing, chocolate chip cookies are baking and I'm printing this out for my last two drawing classes today. I got my home studio room all painted last evening so it's ready for the floor and the trim work. I'm actually in a good mood today because I realized November and December are my favorite months in the year and so what if it's not Thanksgiving yet... I can listen to Christmas music early, can't I? ;) Advent starts in a week so I think the holiday season is starting. I have to admit to a new addiction too... it started out innocent enough-- trying to bond with the kids and now I'm pulled into it: Animal Crossing. They got the game years ago for their GameCube and then Caroline got it about a year or two ago for the Wii. I've already paid off my mortgage, gotten a bigger home and am halfway done with that mortgage too! (Too bad this isn't like real life!!). Today is a fishing tournament but I really don't have time to play (maybe a couple minutes?). KK Slider is playing tonight since it's Saturday (new tuneage) and Rosetti gave me a cool design for my dress. I'm all set. Are you laughing now? I am!!! The things we do around here!!